The rapid development of the media industry dictates new requirements for both content and the work of screenwriters. The interaction of the most important parts of the production process and the changes taking place in the modern film and television industry will be discussed at the first Writers' Forum. The event is organized by Star Media together with the Ukrainian Television Academy and the Screenwriters Guild.
Any movie or series starts with an idea and a script. What will be the final product, how relevant and original is its theme, whether it will find its audience and whether the project will be successful - the answers to all these questions are formed in the early stages.
The new reality in which the world lives requires a new quality of content and the satisfaction of increasingly demanding and diverse tastes of the audience. To move forward, we need to respond not only to the demands of traditional film and television, but also to streaming platforms that are actively developing and have their own content features and scripting requirements. Global trends also apply to the domestic media market: Ukrainian screenwriters must work in an international context and respond to new approaches to content.
According to the organizers, the first Screenwriters Forum will bring together key market players and launch a series of specialized events to improve the skills of the screenwriting community, its status, establish a direct dialogue between the customer and the screenwriter and learn about world experience.
The main purpose of the Forum is to organize regular meetings and discussions of screenwriters for:
- formation of a professional community of screenwriters, discussion of problems of the screenwriting community and ways to solve them;
- establishing cooperation with representatives of other creative communities: producers of channels, productions, directors, actors, etc .;
- raising the status of the screenwriter and the script as an important part of the filming process;
- cooperation with state bodies in the field of culture and cinema on behalf of the community of screenwriters of Ukraine;
- conducting cultural and educational activities aimed at improving the skills of screenwriters.
Topics to be covered at the first Screenwriters Forum:
- launching a series of specialized activities for the script community;
- establishing a direct dialogue between the customer and the screenwriter;
- acquaintance of screenwriters with the most successful international projects of 2020-2021.
The event will take place: November 2, 2021.
Venue: innovation park "UNIT.City", conference hall Unit.Core at: Kyiv, st. Dorogozhytska, 3.
The program of the Forum will be announced later.
Accreditation is required for participants.
The registration form is open at the link - https://forms.gle/EfqaoKg5zum3ZsCB8
Also, an autograph session from Andriy Babik, President of the Screenwriters Guild, will be held for all guests within the Forum. He presents the books "We have no screenwriters!" Reflections on a Non-Existent Profession ”and“ The Basics of Negotiation for Screenwriters ... and More ”.
Star Media is an international manufacturer, distributor and owner of a TV and film product. The company's activities are aimed at developing joint production with international partners and creating projects aimed at a wide audience. Successfully cooperates with leading TV channels and online cinemas. At the same time develops its own Pay TV channels. As the largest content aggregator in the CIS, the company is widely represented on YouTube. Has its own ContentScan service to combat piracy.
The Ukrainian Television Academy (UTA) was founded in 2005 and unites representatives of all branches of the TV and film industry. The main goal of the Academy is to maximally promote the comprehensive development of television and cinema in Ukraine.
The Screenwriters Guild of Ukraine is a public organization. Founded in 2014.
